Fourth Grade Recipes
Reader's Theater: Building Fluency and Expression
1st
- 6th
Writing Center: Engaging in Writing (Virtual Tour)
K
- 6th
Integrating Mathematics and Literacy: Reporting on a Playground Design (Virtual Tour)
3rd
- 6th
Designing Music Albums: Developing Descriptive Writing (Virtual Tour)
3rd
- 6th
Creating Science Posters: Developing Informative Writing (Virtual Tour)
3rd
- 6th
Character in Action: Fostering Critical Thinking and the Development of Knowledge (Virtual Tour)
1st
- 6th
Gathering Place: Promoting Independent Reading and Comprehension Strategies (Virtual Tour)
1st
- 6th
Working With Words: Making Words in Third and Fourth Grade (Virtual Tour)
3rd
- 4th
Anchor Charts: Providing a Tool for Learning (Virtual Tour)
1st
- 6th
All About Me Autobiography: Writing to Inform (Virtual Tour)
2nd
- 4th
Nouns, Verbs and Adjectives: Practicing Parts of Speech (Virtual Tour)
2nd
- 4th
Pocket Research: Organizing Information for Report Writing (Virtual Tour)
2nd
- 4th
Poetry with Pizzazz: Practicing Poetry Structures (Virtual Tour)
2nd
- 4th
Reading Corner: Creating a Space for Students to Explore Texts
PreK
- 6th
Super Words: Expanding Vocabulary in Second Grade (Virtual Tour)
1st
- 6th
Writing Wizards Portfolio Wall: Tracking Progress Throughout the Year (Virtual Tour)
1st
- 4th
Be Positive and Kind: Thinking and Talking About Community Expectations (Virtual Tour)
1st
- 4th
Classroom Wiki: Engaging Students with Technology (Virtual Tour)
K
- 6th
Feedback Board: Providing Specific Information to Improve Performance (Virtual Tour)
2nd
- 6th
Make a Judgement: Using Four Corners to Further Comprehension (Virtual Tour)
1st
- 4th
Instructional Terms: Helping Students Expand Vocabulary (Virtual Tour)
2nd
- 6th
A Helpful Tool: Using Sticky Notes during Reading and Writing (Virtual Tour)
2nd
- 6th
The Portable Desk: Engaging in Learning Using a Clipboard (Virtual Tour)
1st
- 6th
A Tool for Reading: Using Whiteboards during Guided Reading (Virtual Tour)
2nd
- 6th
Climb Every Mountain: Setting Goals and Using Feedback to Attain Them (Virtual Tour)
2nd
- 6th
Dealing with First Day Jitters: Promoting Motivation for Literacy (Virtual Tour)
3rd
- 6th
Literature Circles: Fostering Critical Thinking and Oral Communication (Virtual Tour)
4th
- 6th
New Words Game: Expanding Vocabulary (Virtual Tour)
3rd
- 6th
Integrating Social Studies and Literacy: Developing Research and Presentation Skills (Virtual Tour)
4th
- 6th
Word Wall in the Upper Grades: Expanding Vocabulary and Spelling (Virtual Tour)
3rd
- 6th
Think Alouds: Modeling Ways to Think About Text (Virtual Tour)
1st
- 6th
Chants, Poems and Reader's Theater: Building Fluency in the Upper Grades (Virtual Tour)
3rd
- 6th
Behind the Mask: Developing Script Writing through Art (Virtual Tour)
4th
- 6th
Parts of Speech: Developing Spelling Skills (Virtual Tour)
4th
- 6th
V.O.I.C.E.: A Mnemonic to Aid Assessment of Writing (Virtual Tour)
4th
- 6th
Reading Power: Building Comprehension Skills (Virtual Tour)
1st
- 4th
What Do You Wonder?: Building Comprehension through Questions (Virtual Tour)
1st
- 4th
Sunshine Books: Engaging Parents in Student Learning (Virtual Tour)
2nd
- 4th
Heart Words and Interactive Word Wall: Learning to Spell Words by Heart (Virtual Tour)
1st
- 5th
Wednesday Morning Book Shop: Communicating About Books (Virtual Tour)
K
- 4th
Yearbook of Writing: Developing Writing Skills (Virtual Tour)
1st
- 6th
Simple Machines: Introducing Non-Fiction Text Features (Virtual Tour)
1st
- 4th
Tic Tac Toe Homework: Applying Reading and Writing Skills (Virtual Tour)
2nd
- 4th
Expand Vocabulary Wall: Introducing New and Interesting Words (Virtual Tour)
K
- 6th
Fairy Tale Checklist: Understanding the Structure of a Fairy Tale (Virtual Tour)
1st
- 4th
Student Made Books: Promoting the Enjoyment of Writing (Virtual Tour)
2nd
- 4th
Teeny Tiny Books: Writing Narratives (Virtual Tour)
2nd
- 4th
Everywhere Man: Integrating Music and Literacy through Song Writing (Virtual Tour)
2nd
- 4th
No Caps or Punctuation: Comparing Two Pieces of Writing (Virtual Tour)
2nd
- 4th
Teaching Tip: Creating Individual Blackboards (Virtual Tour)
K
- 6th
What's Cooking?: Integrating Literacy at the Cooking Center (Virtual Tour)
K
- 4th
Sock Creatures: Promoting Writing through Sewing (Virtual Tour)
2nd
- 4th
Earthworms, Snails and Hermit Crabs: Integrating Science and Literacy with a Terrarium (Virtual Tour)
2nd
- 6th
Pillow Making: Practicing Procedural Writing (Virtual Tour)
2nd
- 4th
Not A Box: Integrating Art and Writing through Imagination (Virtual Tour)
2nd
- 4th
Candy Creations: Writing to Persuade the Reader (Virtual Tour)
2nd
- 4th
Daily News: Encouraging Inquiry (Virtual Tour)
1st
- 6th
Imagination: Asking Questions for Further Inquiry (Virtual Tour)
2nd
- 6th
Class Pets: Launching into Writing (Virtual Tour)
K
- 4th
Writing Wall: Understanding the Process of Writing (Virtual Tour)
2nd
- 6th
Flower Power: Integrating Math, Art and Literacy (Virtual Tour)
2nd
- 4th
Math Word Wall: Expanding Vocabulary in Third Grade (Virtual Tour)
1st
- 6th
Open-Ended Questions: Organizing Ideas Using an Anchor Chart (Virtual Tour)
3rd
- 6th
Open-Ended Responses: Providing Students with a Reference Guide (Virtual Tour)
3rd
- 6th
Let's Connect: Using Anchor Charts to Make Connections (Virtual Tour)
3rd
- 6th
A Visual Portfolio: Using a Writing Wall to Track Development (Virtual Tour)
1st
- 5th
Guided and Independent Reading: Running Records (Virtual Tour)
1st
- 6th
Classroom Management: Using a Number Line to Track Class Points (Virtual Tour)
1st
- 4th
Writing to a Character: Understanding the Structural Features of Letter Writing (Virtual Tour)
3rd
- 6th
Visual Thinking Strategies: Exploring Artwork to Enhance Critical Thinking and Expression (Virtual Tour)
3rd
- 6th
Soda Pop Label Designs: Examining and Creating Print Advertisements (Virtual Tour)
3rd
- 6th
Book Cover Design: Writing a Summary (Virtual Tour)
3rd
- 6th
Schema Folder: Investigating a Topic to Foster Knowledge Building (Virtual Tour)
3rd
- 6th
Guided Reading: Promoting Fluency and Comprehension in Third and Fourth Grade (Virtual Tour)
1st
- 6th
CAFÉ: Engaging Third and Fourth Grade Students in Assessment and Instruction (Virtual Tour)
1st
- 6th
The Daily Five: Fostering Literacy Independence in Third and Fourth Grade (Virtual Tour)
K
- 6th
The Very Important Person: Developing Oral Language (Virtual Tour)
1st
- 4th
Word Wall: Expanding Vocabulary in Third and Fourth Grade (Virtual Tour)
3rd
- 4th
Who Wears These Shoes?: Building Comprehension by Making Inferences (Virtual Tour)
3rd
- 6th
Sentence Sort: Organizing a Paragraph (Virtual Tour)
3rd
- 6th
Reader's Notebook: Promoting the Use of Comprehension Strategies through Letter Writing (Virtual Tour)
3rd
- 5th
Read to Someone: A Component Of The Daily Five
K
- 6th
Get to the Root of It: Exploring Word Roots to Enhance Vocabulary and Spelling
2nd
- 6th
Fix My Mistakes: Helping Students Practice Editing Skills
1st
- 4th
Read All About It!: Building Knowledge With Class News
1st
- 4th
Summary Map: Scaffolding Summary Writing
2nd
- 4th
Bubble Diagram: A Pre-Writing Strategy for Stories
2nd
- 6th
Four Square Writing Method: A Graphic Organizer to Support Paragraph Writing
1st
- 5th
What Does That Word Mean?: Using the Dictionary to Support Vocabulary Learning
4th
- 6th
Where's Ed?: Discovering the Sounds of the "-ed" Spelling Inflection for Past Tense Verbs
1st
- 4th
The Daily Five: Fostering Literacy Independence
PreK
- 6th
Sentence Starters for Text-to-Self Connections: Building Reading Comprehension Strategies
1st
- 4th
Fist Lists: A Graphic Organizer for Learning Vocabulary
2nd
- 5th
The Great Kapok Tree: Developing Fluency with Reader's Theater
2nd
- 4th
Creating Crossword Puzzles: Engaging Students with Content Area Vocabulary
3rd
- 6th
Visual Thinking Strategies: Exploring Artwork to Enhance Critical Thinking and Expression
3rd
- 6th
Starring Details: Helping Writers Revise by Adding Details
1st
- 4th
Women We Admire: Building Interviewing and Report Writing Skills
1st
- 4th
The Said Web: Improving Written Compositions by Brainstorming Interesting Synonyms
3rd
- 6th
In Your Own Words: Learning How to Paraphrase
2nd
Cinquains with a Twist: Building Vocabulary Through Cinquain Poetry
2nd
- 6th
Using "Fancy" Words: Exploring Synonyms to Improve Writing
2nd
- 4th
Check Your Facts!: Promoting Critical Analysis of Non-Fiction Books
K
- 4th
Who Wears These Shoes?: Making Inferences to Promote Comprehension
3rd
- 6th
Reader's Notebook: Motivating Students to Read, Write, and Reflect
3rd
- 5th
The Three Eds: Discovering the "ed" Spelling Rules for Past Tense Verbs
1st
- 4th
Stop and Go Statements: Fostering Understanding of Fact and Opinion
2nd
- 4th
Cause-Effect Match Up: Building Early Reasoning Skills
1st
- 4th
Learning About Earth Day: Developing Internet Research Skills
3rd
- 5th
To the Next Power: Using Power Notes to Organize Information
3rd
- 6th
Photo Essays: Using Pictures to Guide Written Compositions
3rd
- 6th
The True Story: Interviewing Book Characters to Build Comprehension
2nd
- 5th
Word Explosion: Linking Vocabulary and Spelling
2nd
- 6th
Categorizing Prior Knowledge: Aiding Comprehension of a New Content Area Text
2nd
- 4th
Sticky Notes: Determining Importance in Non-Fiction Texts
2nd
- 6th
Concept Maps: Expanding Vocabulary Networks
2nd
- 5th
All About Me Autobiography: Writing from Personal Experience
2nd
- 4th
Personal Dictionary: Making Real-Life Connections to Build Vocabulary
2nd
- 5th
Concept Muraling: Organizing Knowledge Visually to Improve Comprehension
2nd
- 6th
Tableau Summaries: Using Action Strategies to Deepen Comprehension
4th
- 6th
Crazy Comics: Developing Voice by Writing Dialogue
2nd
- 5th
Writing How-To Books: Developing Procedural Writing Skills
2nd
Searching for Information: Features of Non-Fiction Texts
3rd
- 6th
Word Finder Think-Marks: Promoting Vocabulary Growth
3rd
- 6th
Wheel of Fortune: A Word Wall Activity
2nd
- 4th
Balderdash!: Building Vocabulary by Studying Word Roots and Affixes
2nd
- 6th
Pick a Corner: Engaging Students and Encouraging Critical Thinking
1st
- 6th
Be a Mind Reader: A Word Wall Activity
1st
- 4th
Home Journals: An Authentic Writing Activity
2nd
- 4th
Word Cheers: A Word Wall Activity
2nd
- 4th
High Frequency Words Review: Promoting Reading and Writing Fluency
K
- 4th
How to Use CAFÉ : Involving Students in Building Essential Reading Skills
1st
- 6th
When I'm Done I've Just Begun: Encouraging Self-Reliance During Writing Time
1st
- 4th
Tricky Words Strategies: Promoting the Flexible Use of Word-Solving Strategies
1st
- 4th
Bubble Gum Letters: A Persuasive Writing Activity
2nd
- 6th
Paint That Event!: Supporting Descriptive Writing
2nd
- 5th
Listening to Reading: A Component Of The Daily Five
K
- 6th
How To Fold a Tetrahedron: Motivation for Procedural Writing
2nd
- 4th
Complete a Comic!: Promoting the Correct Use of Quotation Marks
2nd
- 6th
Candy Ads: Developing Media Literacy and Persuasive Writing Skills
1st
- 6th
Read to Self: A Component Of The Daily Five
K
- 6th
Working on Writing: A Component Of The Daily Five
K
- 6th
Word Work: A Component Of The Daily Five
K
- 6th
What Are We Learning Today?: Setting Goals to Improve Student Learning
1st
- 6th
Success Criteria: Setting Goals to Improve Student Learning
1st
- 6th
Telling Time and Classroom Management: Developing Student Responsibility (Virtual Tour)
K
- 4th
Table Top Bins: Organizing Student Materials (Virtual Tour)
K
- 4th
Learning Goals: Fostering Student Success in First and Second Grade (Virtual Tour)
1st
- 6th
Graffiti Posters: Integrating Science and Literacy (Virtual Tour)
1st
- 6th
Student Authors: Developing Voice in Writing (Virtual Tour)
1st
- 4th
Interactive SMART Board: Integrating Technology (Virtual Tour)
1st
- 6th
Student-Led Conferences: Fostering Literacy Independence (Virtual Tour)
1st
- 6th
Interactive Word Wall: Spelling High Frequency Words in First and Second Grade (Virtual Tour)
1st
- 4th
Visualize It!: Improving Comprehension through Visualizing Comparisons (Virtual Tour)
1st
- 6th
Non Fiction Fun: Understanding Features of Non Fiction Texts (Virtual Tour)
1st
- 4th
Book Bins: Organizing Student Materials (Virtual Tour)
2nd
- 6th
Practicing Poetry: Developing Fluency at the Poetry Center (Virtual Tour)
2nd
- 4th
Growing Flowers: Keeping Track of Books Read (Virtual Tour)
2nd
- 4th
Vivid Sentences: Expanding Ideas by Asking Questions (Virtual Tour)
2nd
- 4th
Reading and Writing Hat Stories: Say Something about Comprehension Strategies
2nd
- 4th
The Facts and Opinions Tree: Distinguishing Between Facts and Opinions (Virtual Tour)
3rd
- 6th
Tree Art: Understanding Possessive Nouns (Virtual Tour)
3rd
- 6th
Anchor Assignments: Promoting Literacy Independence during Small Group Instruction (Virtual Tour)
3rd
- 6th
Retell the Text: Teaching Tips for Summarizing (Virtual Tour)
2nd
- 6th
Sing Those Strategies!: Engaging Students in Reading Comprehension Strategies
1st
- 4th
Creating Connections with Literacy: Writing a Scientific Procedure (Virtual Tour)
2nd
- 4th
Did it Make You Laugh?: Learning About the Author's Purpose (Virtual Tour)
1st
- 4th
Family Room: A Gathering Place for Learning (Virtual Tour)
PreK
- 4th
Math Flowers: Writing and Solving Word Problems (Virtual Tour)
2nd
The UNRAVEL Device: Using a Test Taking Mnemonic (Virtual Tour)
3rd
- 6th
The Literacy Umbrella: Understanding Figurative Language (Virtual Tour)
4th
- 6th
Double the Fun: Exploring Homonyms (Virtual Tour)
3rd
- 4th
Integrating Social Studies: Developing Research Skills (Virtual Tour)
4th
- 6th
The Wall of Science: Anchoring Students' Learning (Virtual Tour)
3rd
- 6th
The KWL Chart: Building Knowledge with a Graphic Organizer (Virtual Tour)
2nd
- 6th
Word Study: Using Characters to Anchor Understanding of Words (Virtual Tour)
3rd
- 4th
Favorite Food: Understanding Facts and Opinions (Virtual Tour)
3rd
- 4th
Comical Writing: Using Comics to Engage Students in Reading and Writing (Virtual Tour)
3rd
- 6th
The Game of Jeopardy: Reviewing Information (Virtual Tour)
4th
- 6th
Vocabulary Vine: Understanding the Meaning of Words (Virtual Tour)
2nd
- 6th
Celebrating One Hundred Books: Promoting the Enjoyment of Reading in Fourth Grade (Virtual Tour)
2nd
- 4th
Monthly Storyboard: Promoting the Enjoyment of Writing (Virtual Tour)
PreK
SMART Board Book Interaction: Promoting the Enjoyment of Reading With Technology (Virtual Tour)
PreK
- 4th
Daily Read Alouds: Using Non-Fiction and Math Books in the Literacy Program (Virtual Tour)
PreK
- 6th
Guided and Independent Reading: Personal Boxes (Virtual Tour)
1st
- 6th
Guided and Independent Reading: Browsing Bins (Virtual Tour)
1st
- 4th
Classroom Agreements: Fostering Critical Thinking Skills and a Classroom Community (Virtual Tour)
K
- 6th
Wonder Box: Inspiring Creative Writing through Unusual Picture Cues
1st
- 6th
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